X-MOL is a research information service designed to help researchers keep up with relevant developments in their fields. The team says its mission is to accelerate the flow of information among researchers while respecting copyright and intellectual property regulations. Its website brings together tools for discovering scholarly content, including advanced search and browsing by journals, topics, and authors.

Users can follow journals and authors, review selected new papers from followed sources, and explore trending fields and popular journals. The service also offers saved articles and account settings, with some follow-related features requiring users to sign in. X-MOL describes its tools as powerful, flexible, and free, aiming to help users find useful research updates and reduce irrelevant information.

The site also includes a bulletin board where users can share feedback and discuss improvements with others. The X-MOL team is based in the San Francisco Bay Area and invites users to get in touch with questions or suggestions